| Election Name: | 1960 Wisconsin gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Wisconsin |
| Flag Year: | 1913 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1958 Wisconsin gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1958 |
| Next Election: | 1962 Wisconsin gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1962 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1960 |
| Image1: | File:Gaylord Nelson (WI).png |
| Nominee1: | Gaylord A. Nelson |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 890,868 |
| Percentage1: | 51.55% |
| Nominee2: | Philip G. Kuehn |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 837,123 |
| Percentage2: | 48.44% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Gaylord A. Nelson |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Gaylord A. Nelson |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1960 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1960. Democrat Gaylord A. Nelson won the election with 51.5% of the vote, retaining his position as Governor of Wisconsin.
The results were almost exactly the opposite of the simultaneous presidential election, with Nelson's margin of victory being about half a point narrower than that of Richard Nixon.
The primary election was held on September 13, 1960. Both major party candidates were unopposed in their respective primaries.
Nelson was the first Democrat since William R. Taylor in 1873 to win Pierce County. Vernon County would not vote for Democratic again until 2002.
| County | Gaylord A. Nelson Democratic | Philip G. Kuehn Republican | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | |||||||||||||
| Adams | 1,752 | 48.73% | 1,842 | 51.24% | -90 | -2.50% | 3,595 | ||||||||
| Ashland | 4,816 | 60.49% | 3,145 | 39.51% | 1,671 | 20.99% | 7,961 | ||||||||
| Barron | 7,463 | 49.94% | 7,481 | 50.06% | -18 | -0.12% | 14,944 | ||||||||
| Bayfield | 3,659 | 61.06% | 2,333 | 38.94% | 1,326 | 22.13% | 5,992 | ||||||||
| Brown | 26,542 | 50.47% | 26,044 | 49.53% | 498 | 0.95% | 52,586 | ||||||||
| Buffalo | 3,086 | 50.64% | 3,008 | 49.36% | 78 | 1.28% | 6,094 | ||||||||
| Burnett | 2,668 | 60.43% | 1,747 | 39.57% | 921 | 20.86% | 4,415 | ||||||||
| Calumet | 4,125 | 43.51% | 5,356 | 56.49% | -1,231 | -12.98% | 9,481 | ||||||||
| Chippewa | 10,485 | 56.24% | 8,157 | 43.76% | 2,328 | 12.49% | 18,642 | ||||||||
| Clark | 6,581 | 48.94% | 6,867 | 51.06% | -286 | -2.13% | 13,448 | ||||||||
| Columbia | 7,431 | 44.01% | 9,452 | 55.99% | -2,021 | -11.97% | 16,883 | ||||||||
| Crawford | 3,705 | 52.59% | 3,340 | 47.41% | 365 | 5.18% | 7,045 | ||||||||
| Dane | 56,601 | 61.53% | 35,387 | 38.47% | 21,214 | 23.06% | 91,989 | ||||||||
| Dodge | 10,997 | 40.05% | 16,459 | 59.95% | -5,462 | -19.89% | 27,456 | ||||||||
| Door | 3,679 | 39.48% | 5,639 | 60.52% | -1,960 | -21.03% | 9,318 | ||||||||
| Douglas | 14,661 | 69.72% | 6,368 | 30.28% | 8,293 | 39.44% | 21,029 | ||||||||
| Dunn | 5,383 | 48.62% | 5,688 | 51.38% | -305 | -2.75% | 11,071 | ||||||||
| Eau Claire | 13,250 | 51.82% | 12,317 | 48.18% | 933 | 3.65% | 25,567 | ||||||||
| Florence | 959 | 54.52% | 800 | 45.48% | 159 | 9.04% | 1,759 | ||||||||
| Fond du Lac | 13,378 | 40.47% | 19,677 | 59.53% | -6,299 | -19.06% | 33,055 | ||||||||
| Forest | 1,934 | 55.21% | 1,569 | 44.79% | 365 | 10.42% | 3,503 | ||||||||
| Grant | 7,985 | 42.68% | 10,725 | 57.32% | -2,740 | -14.64% | 18,710 | ||||||||
| Green | 4,224 | 36.36% | 7,393 | 63.64% | -3,169 | -27.28% | 11,617 | ||||||||
| Green Lake | 2,677 | 33.71% | 5,263 | 66.28% | -2,586 | -32.57% | 7,941 | ||||||||
| Iowa | 3,758 | 43.33% | 4,915 | 56.67% | -1,157 | -13.34% | 8,673 | ||||||||
| Iron | 2,830 | 72.18% | 1,091 | 27.82% | 1,739 | 44.35% | 3,921 | ||||||||
| Jackson | 3,324 | 49.92% | 3,334 | 50.08% | -10 | -0.15% | 6,658 | ||||||||
| Jefferson | 10,146 | 44.25% | 12,781 | 55.75% | -2,635 | -11.49% | 22,927 | ||||||||
| Juneau | 3,407 | 42.03% | 4,700 | 57.97% | -1,293 | -15.95% | 8,107 | ||||||||
| Kenosha | 25,992 | 60.34% | 17,087 | 39.66% | 8,905 | 20.67% | 43,079 | ||||||||
| Kewaunee | 4,250 | 51.99% | 3,925 | 48.01% | 325 | 3.98% | 8,175 | ||||||||
| La Crosse | 16,081 | 49.34% | 16,510 | 50.66% | -429 | -1.32% | 32,591 | ||||||||
| Lafayette | 3,913 | 46.63% | 4,478 | 53.37% | -565 | -6.73% | 8,391 | ||||||||
| Langlade | 4,383 | 51.61% | 4,109 | 48.39% | 274 | 3.23% | 8,492 | ||||||||
| Lincoln | 4,387 | 43.19% | 5,770 | 56.81% | -1,383 | -13.62% | 10,157 | ||||||||
| Manitowoc | 17,910 | 54.74% | 14,811 | 45.26% | 3,099 | 9.47% | 32,721 | ||||||||
| Marathon | 19,502 | 48.74% | 20,510 | 51.26% | -1,008 | -2.52% | 40,012 | ||||||||
| Marinette | 7,323 | 46.92% | 8,286 | 53.08% | -963 | -6.17% | 15,609 | ||||||||
| Marquette | 1,331 | 31.83% | 2,851 | 68.17% | -1,520 | -36.35% | 4,182 | ||||||||
| Milwaukee | 263,410 | 59.08% | 182,413 | 40.91% | 80,997 | 18.17% | 445,836 | ||||||||
| Monroe | 5,819 | 45.76% | 6,897 | 54.24% | -1,078 | -8.48% | 12,716 | ||||||||
| Oconto | 5,162 | 45.90% | 6,084 | 54.10% | -922 | -8.20% | 11,246 | ||||||||
| Oneida | 5,400 | 50.79% | 5,232 | 49.21% | 168 | 1.58% | 10,632 | ||||||||
| Outagamie | 17,459 | 42.11% | 23,999 | 57.89% | -6,540 | -15.78% | 41,458 | ||||||||
| Ozaukee | 7,486 | 42.26% | 10,229 | 57.74% | -2,743 | -15.48% | 17,715 | ||||||||
| Pepin | 1,754 | 53.97% | 1,495 | 46.00% | 259 | 7.97% | 3,250 | ||||||||
| Pierce | 5,125 | 52.54% | 4,629 | 47.46% | 496 | 5.09% | 9,754 | ||||||||
| Polk | 6,850 | 60.08% | 4,551 | 39.92% | 2,299 | 20.16% | 11,401 | ||||||||
| Portage | 10,836 | 64.18% | 6,048 | 35.82% | 4,788 | 28.36% | 16,884 | ||||||||
| Price | 3,445 | 49.61% | 3,498 | 50.37% | -53 | -0.76% | 6,944 | ||||||||
| Racine | 34,289 | 56.69% | 26,195 | 43.31% | 8,094 | 13.38% | 60,484 | ||||||||
| Richland | 3,425 | 41.75% | 4,779 | 58.25% | -1,354 | -16.50% | 8,204 | ||||||||
| Rock | 20,890 | 42.81% | 27,911 | 57.19% | -7,021 | -14.39% | 48,801 | ||||||||
| Rusk | 3,908 | 56.98% | 2,951 | 43.02% | 957 | 13.95% | 6,859 | ||||||||
| Sauk | 7,386 | 43.52% | 9,584 | 56.48% | -2,198 | -12.95% | 16,970 | ||||||||
| Sawyer | 2,417 | 48.89% | 2,527 | 51.11% | -110 | -2.22% | 4,944 | ||||||||
| Shawano | 5,352 | 36.91% | 9,150 | 63.09% | -3,798 | -26.19% | 14,502 | ||||||||
| Sheboygan | 20,102 | 49.62% | 20,412 | 50.38% | -310 | -0.77% | 40,514 | ||||||||
| St. Croix | 7,728 | 58.40% | 5,506 | 41.60% | 2,222 | 16.79% | 13,234 | ||||||||
| Taylor | 3,954 | 54.78% | 3,264 | 45.22% | 690 | 9.56% | 7,218 | ||||||||
| Trempealeau | 5,686 | 54.80% | 4,690 | 45.20% | 996 | 9.60% | 10,376 | ||||||||
| Vernon | 5,978 | 50.87% | 5,774 | 49.13% | 204 | 1.74% | 11,752 | ||||||||
| Vilas | 1,989 | 36.82% | 3,413 | 63.18% | -1,424 | -26.36% | 5,402 | ||||||||
| Walworth | 8,218 | 33.87% | 16,045 | 66.13% | -7,827 | -32.26% | 24,263 | ||||||||
| Washburn | 2,591 | 50.52% | 2,538 | 49.48% | 53 | 1.03% | 5,129 | ||||||||
| Washington | 8,151 | 40.89% | 11,782 | 59.11% | -3,631 | -18.22% | 19,933 | ||||||||
| Waukesha | 31,281 | 45.43% | 37,577 | 54.57% | -6,296 | -9.14% | 68,858 | ||||||||
| Waupaca | 5,291 | 31.31% | 11,607 | 68.69% | -6,316 | -37.38% | 16,898 | ||||||||
| Waushara | 2,035 | 29.99% | 4,751 | 70.01% | -2,716 | -40.02% | 6,786 | ||||||||
| Winnebago | 19,210 | 41.52% | 27,053 | 58.48% | -7,843 | -16.95% | 46,263 | ||||||||
| Wood | 11,663 | 46.68% | 13,324 | 53.32% | -1,661 | -6.65% | 24,987 | ||||||||
| Total | 890,868 | 51.55% | 837,123 | 48.44% | 53,745 | 3.11% | 1,728,009 | ||||||||